Polynesian voyaging and wayfinding deep-dive with Hokule'a own-voice sources
Exercise
Difficulty 1
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_32
Open Response
Prompt
Who is Nainoa Thompson? Who taught him?
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 32.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Identifies Nainoa Thompson as a Hawaiian master navigator who sails Hokule'a; identifies Mau Piailug as his teacher from Satawal Island (Micronesia/Caroline Islands)
Hints
- Look at MG-15 Star Compass footer.
- The teacher-student lineage is Mau Piailug -> Nainoa Thompson.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Mau Piailug with Nainoa Thompson
- Saying 'Captain Cook' (Cook was an outsider European explorer, NOT a Polynesian wayfinder)
Used in lessons